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AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMNT. No. 279,958.. Patented June 26, V1883.'

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BARTHLEMY LANOIZELE'I, OF BOURBON-LANCY, FRANCE.

AGRICULTURAL IM PLEM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,958, dated June 26, 1883.

Application lecl March 8, 1883. (No model.) Patented in France June 2G, 1882, No. 149,759; in Belgium March 3, 1883; in Luxemv burg March 3, 1883; in Germany March 3, 1883; in Austria March 3, 1883; in England March 3, 1883; in Italy`Marcl1 3, 1883; in Portugal March 3, 1883; in Sweden March 3, 1883; in Norway March 3, 1883; in Denmark March 3, 1883, and in Russia March To a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, BARTHELEMY LANoIzE- LET, a citizen of the French Republic, and a resident of Bourbon-Lancy, in the French Republic, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Agricultural Implements for Making Furrows for Sowing Grains, and chiefly for Earthing up Potatoes,(for which I have obtained Letters Patent in France, dated June 26, 1,882, No. 149,759; in Belgium, in Lexemburg, in Germany, in Austria, in England, in Italy, in Portugal, in Sweden, inNorway, in Denmark, and in Russia, allw bearing date of March 3, 1883;) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and,

to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures l l and 2 show in perspective my improved cultivator. Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevations, showing a slight modification thereof. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views.

The object of this invention is to provide a light plow adapted for use as a cultivator, or for laying out the furrows for plantingcorn and other cereals, and more especially for hilling corn and potatoes. It is composed of a piece, A, of iron5bent at one end and adapted for use as a plow beam and standard. At its forward end it is provided with a socket, G', for the reception of a handle, T, Fig-.1, or a single-tree, K, Fig. 2.

F is a movable plowshare, connected with the beam and standard A by means of two screws, E. A

B B indicate two mold-boards, of sheet metal, bent and shaped as shown, and connected with the beam Aby means of a pin, M, and a bolt, N. The spread or divergence of the mold-boards is adjusted by means of two slide-bars, C, provided with longitudinal slots c, and a thumb nut and screw, D, that passes through the bars and the beam A, as shown, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and-in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, said screw D having its lower end wedgeshaped to adapt it for use asa screw-driver. As will be seen, the two mold-boards B may be readily removed and replaced by others when worn,or by others of different form, according to the nature of the work the plow is to perform, several forms of such mold-boards being shown inthe drawings.

Upon the rear portion ofthe beam A is secured, by means of the thumb nut and bolt D, and a like thumb-nut and bolt, H, a socket, G, Fig. 2, for the reception of a handle, T,

for guiding the plow when drawn by a small scribed hereinabove, encept that it may be provided with double handles and a sole-plate,

' P, to avoid the too speedy wear of the plowstandard. It is further provided with a colter, q, secured to the beam in a loop, R, by means of two screws, and with means for regulating the depth of plowing, which may be a guide and regulating wheel, u, mounted on an adjustable standard, S, that passes through a slot in the beam A, as shown in Fig. 3; or itmay be a draft-bar, S', and chain V', as shown in Fig. 4, the single-tree being hooked to thehook G, formed at the end of the draftbar S'.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim isfl. The plow-beam A, curved to form the plow-standard, and provided at its front end withla socket, L, in combination with the detachable socket G, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. The plow-beam A, constructed as described, and theV mold-boards B B and handle-socket G, in combination with the adjusting-plates C C and the thumb nuts and bolts D H, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of January, 1883.

BARTHLEMY LANOIZELET.

Witnesses:

LANOIZELET, C'mdomzicr, GANTAT FRANoIs. 

